The second part of our trip to Ukraine was to visit my college friends who live in Crimea just outside of its capital city – Simferopol.
There are quite a few places that are a must see while in Crimea. One of them is the Nikitsky Botanical Garden which is located just outside of Yalta.
There are plenty of buses going to Yalta from Simferopol. But we wanted to experience a trolleybus ride that is unique in its own sense even though the ride by trolleybus would be longer than by a bus.
The “Crimean Trolleybus Line in Crimea, Ukraine is currently the longest trolleybus line in the world. It is 86 kilometers (53 mi) long, and runs between the autonomous republic’s capital, Simferopol, and the coastal city of Yalta on the Black Sea.” – Wikipedia.
{the Black See is seeing from the wind shield of the trolleybus}
Walking along the path from the trolleybus stop on the highway down to the Gardens.
Pastel colors of the newly built houses on the hill sides beside the path and the view of the Black Sea ahead.
The Nikitsky Botanical Garden was beautifully landscaped in 1812 with its picturesque terraces descending to the sea. The Garden is considered among one of the finest in Europe. It’s an open-air museum and comprises of more than 18,000 species of plants from the Mediterranean, South-East Asia and South America.
{a Garden’s alley}
The Black Sea view from the Garden with a silhouette of my favorite kind of trees – Cypress.
At this time of the year the main attraction of the Garden are the terraces full of different kinds of tulips. Even though some of the types have already finished blossoming, there still are plenty to admire.
And as proof here are some of the beauties in the photos below.
